Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920

Copies of civil registration birth, marriage, and death records housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Faro in Portugal. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional indexed records will be published as they become available.

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Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration

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What is in This Collection?

This collection contain index & images of civil registration birth, marriage, and death records housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Faro in Portugal.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Portuguese. For help reading them see:

Portuguese Genealogical Word List
Portuguese Letter-writing Guide
Brigham Young University: Portuguese Script Tutorial

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth

Place and date of registration
Informant's name, age and residence
Child's name
Place and date of birth
Parents' names

Marriage

Place and date of registration
Name of groom
Groom’s birthplace and residence
Groom’s age
Groom’s marital status
Name of bride
Bride’s birthplace and residence
Bride’s age
Bride’s marital status
Groom’s parents' names and residence
Bride’s parents' names and residence

Death

Place and date of death
Name of deceased person
Deceased place of origin
Deceased age at time of death
Deceased marital status, name of spouse if married
Cause of death
Deceased place of residence
Place of burial
Parents’ names and their place of origin

Collection Content

Sample Images

Birth, Faro 1913
Marriage, Faro, Silves, 1913, page 1
Marriage, Faro, Silves, 1913, page 5
Death, Faro, 1913

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

42,629 Records

140,831 Personas

29,837 Images

Language

Portuguese

Location of Original Records

Arquivo Distrital de Faro

Cite This Collection

"Portugal, Faro, Registro Civil, 1880-1920." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 18 April 2025. Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo, Lisboa.

Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920

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